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Claire Jeffs

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 158.46 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 8.80 B

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09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

08 May 2018|Ireland|Biotechnology

Target: SHIRE PLC

Bidder: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED

29 Service Providers

13 Target | 16 Bidder

154 Dealmakers

49 Target | 106 Bidder

£ 44.35 B

Value

09 May 2019|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: HAMLEYS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (RIL)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 68 M

Value

16 Jul 2019|Ireland|Building Materials: Other

Target: CRH (EUROPE DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

130 Dealmakers

4 Target | 70 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 1.47 B

Value

25 Apr 2018|India|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: INDUS TOWERS

Bidder: BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 7.63 B

Value

08 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Cement

Target: CEMEX (UK ASSETS)

Bidder: BREEDON GROUP PLC

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 178 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INTERSERVE (SUPPORT SERVICES ARM)

Bidder: MITIE GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

159 Dealmakers

132 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 190 M

Value

29 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BP (PETROCHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INEOS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 4.05 B

Value

03 Nov 2021|France|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: EQUANS

Bidder: BOUYGUES SA

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 6.04 B

Value

15 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: IMSERV

Bidder: BLUEWATER PRIVATE EQUITY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Nov 2021|Netherlands|Glass

Target: ADVANCED GLASS TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: FENZI GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 57 Vendor

£ 178 M

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming

Target: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

26 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 50.26 B

Value

08 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

Target: EUROTHERM

Bidder: WATLOW

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 42 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: TILBURY DOUGLAS GROUP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: TED BAKER

Bidder: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 211 M

Value

22 Aug 2022|Hungary|Mobile

Target: VODAFONE HUNGARY

Bidder: 4IG GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.38 B

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

16 Jan 2023|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MBCC GROUP (ADMIXTURE ASSETS)

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Feb 2023|Canada|Auto Parts

Target: UNI-SELECT

Bidder: LKQ CORPORATION

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

28 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.72 B

Value

14 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: THREE UK

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

221 Dealmakers

3 Target | 220 Bidder

£ 15.00 B

Value

25 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: GSF CAR PARTS

Bidder: EPIRIS MANAGERS LLP

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2023|Spain|Cable Television

Target: VODAFONE SPAIN

Bidder: ZEGONA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

27 Service Providers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

2 Target | 52 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 4.36 B

Value

24 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: MANCHESTER UNITED

Bidder: JIM RATCLIFFE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

13 Target | 45 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.23 B

Value

05 Jul 2023|France|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: TOTALENERGIES (PETROCHEMICAL ASSETS AT LAVERA)

Bidder: INEOS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value